Legal Question in Sexual Harassment in California

How to fight termination for sexual harassment

I was terminated for sexual harassment and would like to know how to go about fighting it. I was terminated based mostly on a voicemail that I left to a subordinate employee who I had been friends with outside of work for almost a year. I was never given any specifics on what the voicemail says or received a copy of the statement my accuser wrote to the company. Is the voicemail enough to terminate me eventhough it did not happen at the work place?


Asked on 8/11/04, 8:03 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Robert F. Cohen Law Office of Robert F. Cohen

Re: How to fight termination for sexual harassment

Unfortunately, under California law, you can be terminated for no reason, or any reason so long as it is not for an unlawful reason such as discrimination or whistle-blowing. If your employer believed that you sexually harassed someone, or even if there was a perception of a likelihood of sexual harassment, that is enough. However, if they spread the word to people outside of work, you might have a claim for defamation. Good luck to you. -Robert

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Answered on 8/17/04, 7:16 pm


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